Massachusetts Artists Leaders Coalition
Artists leaders and artist-run groups addressing policy issues that affect artists in Massachusetts
The United States House of Representatives today will focus on copyright issues that affect artists as its Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property plans to discuss moral rights, termination rights, resale royalties, and copyright term. D.C.’s planned debate of art copyright issues was reported by The Hill yesterday and flagged by a MALC advisor Monday night. Of …
MALC has been working since November of 2013 to ensure artists of all disciplines, art, culture, and the creative economy are part of the conversation during this year’s race for Massachusetts governor. That’s when we began work on our policy recommendations paper. Since releasing our paper, we have been fortunate to meet with most of the candidates running for governor.
Today that work was highlighted by Boston’s own The ARTery. We are very appreciative of being mentioned and we look forward to the months ahead as the candidates for governor campaign throughout our state. It is our hope that our next governor (whoever he or she may be) will be focused on the artists’ community and the creative economy, and will welcome both established and aspiring members of that ecosystem to be part of any and all policy discussions.
Please keep checking in with MALC for the latest on the 2014 Massachusetts governor’s race.
Onward!
[blockquote align=”left” cite=”~James Briddle, The Right to Have Rights”]Citizenship is the right to have rights, and our attitude to citizenship, as states and individuals, defines and produces our attitude to other human beings.[/blockquote][dropcap type=”rounded” color=”gray”]W[/dropcap]e congratulate the Walker Art Center for initiating a wonderfully innovative, commissioned artist op-ed series “examining the thinking of artists …
The U.S. House of Representatives Interior Appropriations Subcommittee has proposed an $8 million funding cut to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) by $8 million. Americans for the Arts is leading the fight to stop these cuts. Massachusetts artists and residents are urged to join the fight and make their voices heard in Washington D.C.
To read more about the situation and contact your members of Congress, click here:
http://www.americansforthearts.org/news-room/legislative-news/house-interior-subcommittee-advances-fy15-appropriations-bill-to-fund-the-nea